The Bible by David Alley

The Bible by David Alley

por David Alley
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1 Kings 16 - Abijam and Asa | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 16, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 16 more crazy transitions of kingship happen in Israel. Elah is the fourth king of divided Israel, and the second king of the second dynasty. He is assassinated while drunk by Zimri, who becomes the fifth king of divided Israel, and the first king of the third dynasty. He only reigned a week, but in that time he completely killed the whole house of Elah of Bashan. His was the shortest reign, and the shortest dynasty. Omri beseiges Tirzah, and Zimri commits suicide, so Omri is the sixth king, and the first king of the fourth dynasty. By this point in Israel we have had 6 kings and 4 dynasties. Crazy!!! Because the old palace at Tirzah was burned in fire by Zimri in his suicide. Omri now moves the capital to a new place, rather than rebuilding the old palace. Samaria is where we get the name Samaritans from. After Omri, Ahab his son becomes the 7th king of Israel and the second king of the fourth dynasty. Ahab married Jezebel who pushes pure Canaanite idolatry and it becomes state sponsored religion. At this point we now have all types of religion at work - True monotheism following the Lord - Syncretistic worship of the golden calves which “kind of” follows the Lord - Canaanite idolatry - A Samaritan religion also emerges which only holds to the Pentateuch.
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21 ene 2023
17:26

1 Kings 15 - The Reign of Rehoboam | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 15, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 15 the Bible really starts moving through the kings. We have Abijam (sometimes called Abijah), King number 2 of Judah after the division, who was evil. Then we have Asa, king 3 of Judah. In the north we have Nadab, king 2 of Israel after the division, and then a new dynasty with Baasha. Baasha is king 3 of Israel, and king 1 of the second dynasty. Baasah assassinated Nadab and every man in his family just as the prophet Ahijah said in the previous chapter. These family assassinations become very common in Israel, the northern nation as time progresses. In this chapter, weirdly, both Asa here and Abijam above seem to have the same mother but they are actually father and son. This is because often words explaining fathers or mothers etc can mean direct or more distant ancestors. Josephus clears this up by explaining that Maacah was the granddaughter of Absalom, via Tamar, not the daughter, and in like manner, She was the mother of Abijam, and the grandmother of Asa.
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20 ene 2023
16:26

1 Kings 14 - Jeroboam's Downfall | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 14, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 14 King Jeroboam the first sends his wife in disguise to the prophet Ahijah to find out what will happen to their sick son. This is a bit like a child who covers their eyes and thinks that the other person cannot see them. The result is that a word of judgement comes from the prophet declaring the entire family of Jeroboam will be cut off. The little boy dies, and incredibly according to the mercy of God, we will meet him in Heaven one day. Or at least those who love Christ will meet him. A shift is taking place now of emphasis in the Bible. The first few kings were described in great detail, and the prophets were briefly mentioned. Now the kings will be less mentioned and the role of the prophets amplified. Here the entire reign of Jeroboam, twenty-two years in total is less than one chapter, and apart from a few notable kings after this, such is the manner of it now. This chapter also discussed Rehoboam who paid off Shoshenq I Pharaoh of Egypt with tribute to stop him attacking Jerusalem. Shoshenq (or Shishak) was the first Pharaoh of the 22nd dynasty. After the nation split into two nations, they never regained strength after the division. Jesus said in Matt 12:25 that every nation divided against itself cannot stand. So we see here that they became weaker, and it was now a process of decline until both nations were conquered by others. In families, when there is divorce or disagreement the family becomes weak in many ways, resulting in poor finances, poor harmony, poor life for children, worse education and much more. The same is true of churches. Such is why God gives good leaders, and we must give our heart to them, so with one heart we will be strong and find grace.
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19 ene 2023
13:49

1 Kings 13 - A Prophet Confronts Jeroboam | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 13, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 13 an unnamed man of God confronts Jeroboam at Bethel. HIs name was Jadon according to Josephus. He rebukes Jeroboam for starting a new religion and predicts a coming King Josiah who will take action against the northern nation. Josiah wasn’t going to reign for almost three hundred years, so this is a true prophecy. The distance from Bethel to Jerusalem on Google maps is just 19.6 kilometres, so the man of God only had a short distance to travel. The Lord told him to return home immediately, not to eat or drink, and to return a different way. Yet another “old prophet” says the Lord commanded him to stop for a meal. He assumes the other man has a true prophecy, stops for a meal and then is killed by a lion on the way home. This must be one of the strangest stories in the Bible. A lion and the donkey are standing over the dead body of an unnamed prophet who said what God said to say, but didn’t do what God said to do. The lion is a symbol of God’s strength and the donkey a symbol of service and submission, plus peace. Is this an enacted prophecy? 1 Thess 5:20-21 it says to “test every prophecy”. Once you know that you have a true word from God, you can cling to it. People are wrong sometimes, so testing is important, and not trusting any word that comes along, but waiting for it to be confirmed by Christ. In any case the word of God is trustworthy and not to be overruled by online words, facebook words, or other words.
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18 ene 2023
15:01

1 Kings 12 - Jeroboam's Idolatry | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 12, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 12 the kingdom of Israel divides into two kingdoms called Israel and Judah. This is historically important to understand because when speaking of Israel, we must know which Israel we speak of as there are many, none of which are to be confused with the modern nation of Israel. The son of Solomon, King Rehoboam faces a revolt from day one The forced labor of his father Solomon wasn’t in God’s plan for the nation, and the tribes want it to stop. Repealing it would have been a good thing as it was never commanded by God. Rehoboam wants to prove he is more of a man than his father and says, “My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins.” He says he will increase their suffering. In this decision he loses ten of the tribes and the nation splits. Commentator Coffman said that growing up as a spoiled and pampered palace brat might not have helped Rehoboam. Children who grow up accustomed to privilege find it hard to appreciate what life is really like. This is why some wealthy men do not leave an inheritance for their children, but make them work for it. This is also why God, who calls us his sons and daughters, doesn’t just give us anything we want, but we have to grow into it through faith, prayer and learning to walk with him. The King of the northern nation of Israel is Jeroboam I. He said “it is too much for you to go to Jerusalem.” He wanted them to stay away to strengthen his political hold. So he instituted a new religion, with new priests, two new golden calves and a new festival. This was a terrible wickedness. Jerusalem is a picture of the church, which is even called “the new Jerusalem” in Revelation 21. We must make the effort to go to Jerusalem. When we opt for the easy out because it is “too much” we soon fall away. Some people say they can have church on their own, but the church IS the people. How can anyone have church without being with the people.
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17 ene 2023
14:00

1 Kings 11 - The Division of the Kingdom | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 11, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 11 we see that all that glitters isn’t necessarily gold. Solomon doesn’t follow the example of his father David, and like a mouse goes after the baited mousetrap, disobeying the law against accumulating wealth and women. He ends up with 300 wives and 700 concubines who lead him astray. There are somewhat modern equivalents to Solomon: - King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia had 30 wives and 35 children - Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia had 22 wives and 115 children. - Genghis Khan had more than 500 concubines - Moroccan King, Ismail Sharif in the 1700’s had over 2000 concubines and 1042 children... a world record according to Guinness. One of his concubines was Lalla Balqis a Englishwoman kidnapped by pirates while enroute to Barbados. Solomon built places of worship for his wives gods including the terrible Molech and Chemosh. This angered the Lord. Why does Solomon do these things? After the Lord gave him everything, why did he go after other gods? It's hard to understand. It seems that unlike other pagan kings who worshipped gods from more powerful nations, he has turned to gods from nations less powerful, and nations that were conquered by his father David. This is best understood in my opinion by taking the bible literally... Solomon “loved” many foreign women. The influenced him because his heart went after them, and he worshipped their gods because they wanted him to. A clear example of this would be Pharaoh’s daughter. Solomon seems to be trying to copy his empire on what Egypt was. He is trying to be like the other nations, rather than trying to be like what the Lord commanded in the law. Thus Solomon was not a monotheist, or even a henotheist like Abraham and Jacob, but a polytheist. He worshipped God as the god of Israel, but also worshipped other gods. Wealth is an x-ray which shows the heart. Give any person a billion dollars and what will come out is what they love. A heart test can be done by saying to someone (even yourself), what would you do if I gave you a billion dollars right now? Once they start talking about all the fabulous things they would, buy and do, you see what they love. A giant ship cruising across the ocean cannot be turned quickly. So as the heart of the king changes, the nation seems to keep on going “fine”, but all is not fine. The turning of the king will be seen in the generations to come. And so is cultural change in our day and nations too. We need to push into prayer to bring a turning back to Christ, which is something that often works itself out over time, even with revivalism at work it still is a time consuming process that takes generations. Solomon ruled for 40 years. Forty is a symbol of testing. Perhaps this time they failed the test.
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16 ene 2023
20:09

1 Kings 10 - Rehoboam's Folly | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 10, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 10 a very great caravan which according to Ethiopian legend had 797 camels, came from Sheba to visit Solomon. When we do things God’s way, it leads to a place where it gets the world’s attention. A society run the way the Lord intends is very transforming and wonderful. According to Ethiopian legend - The queen stayed with Solomon six months, and the Queen had a son called Menilek to Solomon after returning home. Jewish legends also has a similar story saying Solomon and The Queen had a child. This child became the king of Ethiopia. Many modern scholars think the Queen came from Sheba and connect that with modern Yemen, and yet Josephus the historian said she came from Ethiopia. Jesus called her the Queen of the South, which could refer to either place, but Ethiopia is more south, than Yemen. Just as David had a good part of his life and a bad part, so Solomon. The difference was that David’s bad part was the consequences which followed one terrible choice, whereas Solomon’s terrible part had no consequences in his lifetime and consisted of many terrible choices. So what is better, consequences now that we notice, or no consequences now? Solomon’s life ended full of disappointment despite having had everything he wished. Both the Song of Solomon and the book of Ecclesiasters demonstrate that he didn’t not follow his own wisdom as recorded in the book of Proverbs.
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15 ene 2023
12:15

1 Kings 9 - Solomon's Death and Succession | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In 1 Kings Chapter 9 This time God doesn’t appear in a dream as far as we know. But this seems more of a warning than before. It's almost a promise of punishment. God promises to preserve if Solomon obeys, but also promises to destroy this magnificent temple if they don’t. God has no loyalty to a building, even if it is the most fabulous thing on earth. Cabul means “good for nothing.” This is a different language to the modern city of Kabul in Afghanistan. Ezion Geber is the modern city of Eilat, a great scuba diving destination, and the confluence of Egypt, Jordan and Israel all at one point. Ophir isn’t known, but many think it was India. And given that in the next chapter it says they brought back peacocks etc from there, it seems like an asian location.
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14 ene 2023
11:14

1 Kings 8 - The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 8, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 8 we have one of the longest chapters in the Bible. It is all about the dedication of the temple. Apparently, according to Dentan, the opening of the temple was delayed by 11 months so it could coincide with the seventh month, the feast of tabernacles. The symbolism that God has come to live among us does fit the opening of God’s house. The ark of the covenant is brought into the temple in the proper way. Inside was the ten commandments only. What happened to the manna, and aaron’s staff? Was it lost when it went to the land of the Philistines? Or was it removed when it was returned and many men died looking into it? Even though no building is a perfect symbol of God’s house, he fills this building with his glory. This is to show that the later temple, built of human lives and hearts, is to be filled with his glory too. Solomon thought he had built a place for God to dwell forever, but the people had no concept of temples or of God. Why did God allow such misunderstanding to remain? Because he was allowing a type to be established so we could understand the real thing. Yes a temple is real, but the temple of God as seen in the NT is the real real. In Solomon’s prayer he acknowledges that the heavens cannot contain God, let alone this building. If the heavens cannot contain God - then what are we dealing with? God is not to be measured by time or space. He is not only eternal, he is ageographical. He is in no time or in no place, rather he IS all. This is why buildings are very poor illustrations of God. In Solomon’s prayer we see a hint that the poor spiritual condition of people affects the climate. So yes climate change is caused by people.
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13 ene 2023
26:18

1 Kings 7 - Solomon's Wives and Idolatry | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 7, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In 1 Kings Chapter 7 we cover the elaborate 5 part palance of Solomon, plus the elaborate temple furnishings. First Solmon’s 5 part palace included a forest of lebanon building. This building wasn’t in Lebanon as it sounds, but in Jerusalem. It was a courtyard made with many pillars resembling a forest. Along with this and 4 other incredible buildings it took twice as long to build as the Lord’s temple. And all overlaid with gold. NO matter that in the Law, in Deut 17:17, it said kings should not accumulate “too much gold.” Solomon spent significantly more time and money on his own palace than the Lord’s house. If the Lord’s house was a 100 billion dollar project - what we have here is something on the grand scale of Egyptian like pyramidical construction. With Pharaoh’s daughter onside this makes sense. The temple furnishings are elaborate too, including two bronze pillars which are given names. The freemasons took a hold of much temple language and features and worked it into freemasonry. The two pillars are Jachin - he establishes, and Boaz - he is mighty. Boaz is also an ancestor of David & Solomon. THe most interesting of all the temple furnishing is the brass sea. It is described as being 30 cubits around, but also as being ten cubits across. A rudimentary calculation of pi here only gives 3.0 instead of 3.1428 as we would expect from our primary school mathematics. But there is something else going on. This video will explain the maths behind the brass sea, and how it is a possible indication of how big the handspan of the measurer was.
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12 ene 2023
21:50
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